Apparently the Barrow clubs are fed up of travelling to Lancashire lots with few home games happening in return and the West Cumbria teams want more strength in depth than Cumberland division 1 can provide.

This I think has came from a steering group that consists two RFL guys (Ant Atherton and Alan Davidson), Barrow league and CARLA and West Cumbria youth who from the outside looking in seem to get on great. It looks the league will get off the ground and wont be subject to the RFL/BARLA politics.

This is a vital step forward in finding everyone a level of rugby league to play and enjoy within the county

Okay looks like I was wrong about it not coming from the RFL (though a Cumbria League was originally a BARLA idea that never lasted IIRC) though still looks like they'll happily work with the RFL and BARLA? Which seems positive.

What are Hindpool's reasons for sitting out and what are your plans instead?

Okay looks like I was wrong about it not coming from the RFL (though a Cumbria League was originally a BARLA idea that never lasted IIRC) though still looks like they'll happily work with the RFL and BARLA? Which seems positive.

What are Hindpool's reasons for sitting out and what are your plans instead?

In all fairness the "RFL" involvement is through a superb guy who also does massive ammounts for Wigan St Pats and a fella who was involved in the grassroots, BARLA coaching etc before he got a job with the RFL so they are men who just want the amateur game to do well with no other motive for it doing so

Apparently the Barrow clubs are fed up of travelling to Lancashire lots with few home games happening in return and the West Cumbria teams want more strength in depth than Cumberland division 1 can provide.

We tend to get on with things up here and try to do what's best for everyone with the odd spat here and there. As gilly says Ant seems a genuine guy who helps a lot.
We try to keep out of the Barla/Rfl stuff
We're Cumbria we do what our clubs want

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."

We tend to get on with things up here and try to do what's best for everyone with the odd spat here and there. As gilly says Ant seems a genuine guy who helps a lot.We try to keep out of the Barla/Rfl stuff We're Cumbria we do what our clubs want

I think the fact that the clubs both play BARLA's Cumbria Cup and the RFL's Community Shield is telling. Best way to be IMO. If everywhere thought like Cumbria the game would be much better

You really are strange marauder are you trying to change a Cumbria thread into another us and them diatribe butt out of this one

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."

On this one I think Cumbria get the best of both worlds as we are still very much part of BARLA and have guys who really do fight our corner on that front but also have good guys locally from the RFL all of whom care about the grass roots first and foremost the only downside being those higher up the RFL food chain charged with identifying the elite

Everyone is just focused on the rugby rather than being bogged down in politics and thats how it should be...

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."

On this one I think Cumbria get the best of both worlds as we are still very much part of BARLA and have guys who really do fight our corner on that front but also have good guys locally from the RFL all of whom care about the grass roots first and foremost the only downside being those higher up the RFL food chain charged with identifying the elite

Everyone is just focused on the rugby rather than being bogged down in politics and thats how it should be...

Out of interest were there more matches defaulted this summer than the last winter season?I noticed that Red Rose folded and Seaton missed some first team matches and both are considered top teams

Saturday was the first game Seaton have defaulted on this season and was a dead rubber. Were struggling more now because our lads are maimly family men who are wanting to do overtime etc at the weekend. The game in West Cumbrias been struggling for ages and our mid season break was too long so id say the ammount of call offs are about the same as they were in winter

Saturday was the first game Seaton have defaulted on this season and was a dead rubber. Were struggling more now because our lads are maimly family men who are wanting to do overtime etc at the weekend. The game in West Cumbrias been struggling for ages and our mid season break was too long so id say the ammount of call offs are about the same as they were in winter

On a personal level as a club we had two teams operating in the first division, however injuries didnt help and the six week break has made it really difficult to get people motivated again. The decision to call all games off for Cumbria v South sydney ambassadors was ridiculous aswell - Some clubs have had more than one prolonged break in our season BUT lessons have been learned and we will move forward and do it better next year